Life on Earth
La vie sur terre
Release: 1998-07-01
·Runtime: 61m
·★ 5.8
Comedy
Drama
Just before the turn of the 21st century, Dramane, a Malian who lives in Paris, returns to his family's African village to visit his father. After biking around the town, Dramane realizes how different and stagnated his village is compared to the ever-changing modern world, especially at the dawn of a new millennium. While home, Dramane strikes up a friendship with beautiful villager Nana, with whom he contemplates the future. The film earned Sissako awards at the Fribourg International Film Festival, the Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Production Countries
Mali
France
Mauritania
Production Companies
PROCIREP
Haut et Court
La Sept-Arte
CNC
